“The ever memorable 19th of April gave a conclusive answer to the questions of American freedom. What think ye of Congress now? That day. . . evidenced that Americans would rather die than live slaves!”  – Mary Katherine Goddard

If you look really closely, this lady’s name is affixed to the bottom of the Declaration of Independence.  Throughout the American Revolution, this printer provided coverage of the events.  Let there be no doubt that if Ben Franklin favored her as postmaster and was impressed with her abilities, we too should be as well.